• Watch the Door

    Received this encouraging note yesterday from one of the men in our church: He who fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge. (Prov 14:26) Only through the Lord can we be assured that our family is protected from outside influences, personal lapses, and breeches in our defenses.  In Read more

  • Real Barns

    I’ve added a new page to my blog titled “Real Barns.” This blog, called Di Sheiyah (from Pennsylvania Dutch meaning “the barn”), is a virtual “barn” of sorts, but you can read more about that on this page. I thought it’d be neat to have a page collecting different barns I or others I know Read more

  • Earnestly Contending

    During this afternoon’s service I reviewed the basic, essential purposes of a church thus: A local church exists to glorify God by obeying Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. A local church glorifies God by obeying Christ’s commands, which are— Evangelize the lost through personal witnessing and public preaching of the gospel Read more

  • Daily Bale for April 6, 2011

    Life has been extremely busy the last week or so, and it won’t “settle down” until next Wednesday (yeah, riiiiiiiiight), so I at least wanted to bullet-point things that have been going on in my life– This past Sunday’s services were a great blessing. Almost everyone was there, which fills the room, increases the volume Read more

  • Daily Bale for April 2, 2011

    Today was a full Saturday, but easy to delineate: Worked on the Astro van in the morning. Did federal and state taxes in the afternoon, as well as make sure things are ready for services tomorrow. Helped with the kids in the evening, as Trish had a bad headache. Finished things up for Sunday services. Read more

  • Daily Bale for March 31, 2011

    Last day of March, 2011! I started off my day reading Leviticus 2-3, grateful for the fact that I don’t have to consult my neighborhood Levite on what kind of sacrifice I need to offer. Jesus took care of that for me. So when I read Leviticus (a book which I actually do enjoy), I Read more